Can you sue a store if you fall on the ice and are injured in their parking lot?

No, God is, if you believe in him. Why don't you people take responsibility for your own actions?

Yeah then the rest of us have to pay higher prices for our goods because Costco has to compensate for the millions someones mother in law gets

No. I say the lady just gets to chalk it up to life experience.

I've never fallen on the ice in a parking lot...I expect its because I am aware that I need to walk differently on the ice, and perhaps wear different shoes..and most of all...I've largely avoided driving to any place where there is ice ( in other words I wait a few more days until the roads and the lot is clear)

No, because more than likely the store was not negligent in having ice on their parking lot. You would have to prove the store was negligent and that the common person would not know the parking lot would not be in good condition after an ice storm. I hate to break it to you, but the common person is going to know about the slickness of the ground. She is fully responsible for her fall and subsequent emergency room and missing three days of work, not Costco.

Anyone can sue anyone. The real question is are you likely to prevail in the lawsuit. In this case, if the place where you were was negligent in failing to remove ice or not put down grit for traction, I would assume that the store should cover medical bills. It may take a formal suit or simply internal paperwork if your claim appears legitimate and you are not on a list of "slip and fall" artists! LOL, but stores actually do have such lists and loss prevention shares them with other firms!

what is it with Americans and suing people just for the sake of it. Grow up. The day after an ice storm and the ground was icy???????? No way!!!!! If a postman walking up your drive-way to deliver a letter fell, do you feel it would be your fault that there was an ice storm??

Why would you? Your stupid mother in law doesn't know how to walk, wasn't watching where she's going, strolled around in bad weather, and now wants to blame someone else? Tell her to get a wheelchair and a clue.

Only if they were provably negligent. If it was the day after an icestorm then you would expect the parking lot to be icy, so it's not negligent.

Richard

The word "A day after" meaning not "during" a day after they had time to lay down the de-icing stuff ( Im not sure of its actual name) Since I have many many (bad) issues with Cosco. I would say

DO IT. even though I don't believe in suing, unless there is no other way.

Did you know that if Cosco gets a box of canned goods to sell, and "one" has a small dent they will discard the whole box by destroying the rest of the good cans, why couldn't they donate to a shelter or church? no they destroy to avoid doing the right thing. Many many other reasons I refuse to shop at this store if you knew it all you wouldn't shop there either.

What your mother in law needs to do is to file a claim against the store's liability insurance. She may also need to file against whoever owns the parking lot as it may not be the store. Don't delay she needs to do this within a reasonably short time following this incident.

you have to prove negligence . if the store spread sand or salt within a REASONABLE time after the storm you have no case